Taking Action 

So much needs to be done that it's discouraging. But remember:


I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.   Edward Everett Hale


From Brazilian "activists. ...the rough English translation is, 'no one lets go of anyone’s hand.'" Chris Hayes


"It is not up to you to finish the task, but you are not free to avoid it.”  Talmud


Organizations

Books

Thomas E. Patterson , How America Lost Its Mind: The Assault on Reason That’s Crippling Our Democracy

Civic Engagement

Individuals

My Values ‘Can’t Be Nullified by an Executive Order’

New York Times PodcastsMy Values ‘Can’t Be Nullified by an Executive Order’

New York Times Podcasts

Feb 17, 2025  The Opinions

Kirk Wallace Johnson served with U.S.A.I.D. in Baghdad and Fallujah. When he returned to the United States, he spent much of his career helping thousands of Iraqis and Afghans, many of whom risked their lives working with American troops, gain refugee status in the United States through the List Project (https://thelistproject.org/) . As President Trump closes the door on the American refugee program, Johnson and the Times columnist Lydia Polgreen grapple with how to live now, through Trump’s second term, in the face of a muted resistance movement.


World Elephant Day is an international annual event on August 12, dedicated to the preservation and protection of the world's elephants. Conceived in 2011 by Canadian filmmakers Patricia Sims and Michael Clark of Canazwest Pictures, and Sivaporn Dardarananda, Secretary-General of the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation in Thailand, it was officially founded, supported and launched by Patricia Sims and the Elephant Reintroduction Foundation on August 12, 2012.[1] Since that time, Patricia Sims continues to lead, support and direct World Elephant Day, which is now recognized and celebrated by over 100 wildlife organizations[2] and many individuals in countries across the globe